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Managed services provider Medicus IT has acquired PriorityOne Group, another managed services IT provider.

HHS may make changes to the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute that are intended to make it easier for healthcare providers to collaborate on value-based care arrangements. 

Brooke Day, administrator of Hastings (Neb.) Surgical Center, discusses how she is strategically planning for the next year, and what lies ahead.

  Here are five of the most read articles on Becker's ASC Review this week:

California had the most Medicare-certified ASCs as of June 2018, according to data from The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association. 

Smaller healthcare providers face a heightened risk of cyberattacks, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Retina Institute of California Medical Group and seven other defendants paid $6.65 million to settle allegations that they defrauded Medicare and Medicaid, though they did not admit liability, according to the Department of Justice.

Tricia Frank, RN, BSN is the administrator for Empire Surgery Center in Bakersfield, Calif. Recently, the ASC transitioned to a new EHR system. Here, Ms. Frank talks about her ASC's experience with the EHR, and how she'd like to see…

A Pennsylvania surgeon agreed to pay $4.25 million to resolve claims that he had received kickbacks from two hospitals operated by Health Management Associates in Lancaster.

A recently proposed CMS rule signals that the healthcare industry should brace for another wave of orthopedic-related consolidations—especially those driven by private equity and health systems seeking to enter joint ventures with larger orthopedic practices.